Local Food Promotion Program

Funding Agency:
US Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP). LFPP’s purpose is to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. AMS will competitively award grants to eligible applicants for projects that meet the purpose of the grant program.

Approximately $43.5 million is available to fund applications under this solicitation. LFPP planning projects range from $25,000 to $100,000, while implementation and farm to institution projects range from $100,000 to $500,000. LFPP is part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). AMS welcomes applications that meet LAMP goals to support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets and enterprises, and valueadded agricultural products and thereby support pandemic recovery in the sector. Eligible entities and activities remain the same as in previous years.

AMS encourages applications that benefit smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, underserved producers, veteran producers, and/or underserved communities. For grants intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications.

USDA promotes climate-resilient landscapes and rural economic systems, including tools to support agriculture, forests, grazing lands, and rural communities. AMS encourages applicants to consider including goals and activities related to reducing and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or adapting to the already occurring climate change in their project’s design and implementation.

LFPP offers Planning, Implementation, and Farm to Institution project types.

Deadline: May 16, 2022

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Amount Description

AMS anticipates approximately $43.5 million will be available to fund LFPP projects in FY 2022. 1 Any funds not awarded under this RFA will be applied to the RFA for the next competitive award cycle. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.

Funding Type

Grant

Eligibility

Faculty

Category

Community Outreach and Engagement
Environmental & Life Sciences

External Deadline

May 16, 2022